The next 5 years

We had a leadership meeting in November and one of the things we talked about was our vision for the future of Alegria. One of our supervisors said she has a vision for 30 artisans to have a job at Alegria by 2030.  Talk about a BHAG (big hairy audacious goal)! Or as I prefer to think of it, a IWG (impossible without God) goal.

In Honduras, the main thing stays the main thing - jobs to rescue our Faith Home women alums from a life of little options, poverty, fighting to stay off the streets, food insecurity, exploitation. It is why we exist: the create safe, living wage jobs for women who grew up at Faith Home. Sounds simple, but for every job created in Honduras, we have to bring on about 40 new stores and at least 10 of them need to be reordering stores. We need at least 10 new Joy Box subscribers to cover the US expenses from that new job. And we need about 50 new customers that order for the first time. And there's just one of me.

But God...

Today I'm asking for a God multiplier for 2026. I'm asking that God would put our brand on a mountain, that we would shine joy out over a crowd that I can't reach by myself. I don't know how He's going to do it, and I'm ready for the work, but without Him bringing the harvest, we will end 2030 at exactly the same number we are at in 2025. 6. (because we lost an artisan this year and we haven't had the funds to hire someone to replace her - watch my live tonight at 7pm to get all the details.). But God...the work is continuing and we did not post a loss this year. We are flat and we broke even. For that, I'm grateful. Every day I log on to see another store or another brand shuttering. And we continue to make payroll.

So I'm writing a 30 on my wall.  That's 24 new jobs. We have to 4x where we are right now by 2030. God can. Will you pray for wisdom and for divine intervention?  Thank you Joy-Creators for agreeing with me in prayer. There is power here. God is moving on our behalf and on behalf of the other 24 women in Honduras who need a job. See you tonight at 7pm CT for our Year in Review!